The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
What tbs Two Houses are Likely to Attempt
During the Coming Week.
Senate Will Spend Most Of its TIms Discuss
irg Recess Nominations.
Fauss Likely to Adjourn for Long Periods Il
Await the Committees.
No Work will be Done Until After the HOI.
idaY Recess-Ihe Democrats or the
Senate Committees.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE Senate
is expected to formally elect It's commit
tees tomorrow, thus ratIfying the work
which the Republicans on tseir part have
already performed in caucus, and which
the Democrats will have accom- plished
before the body is called to order. Little
besides. the introduction of bills is likely
to occur during the remainder of the week
in the open sessions of the Senate. The
President has before him 365 messages
nominating postmasters alone, all of whom
have been appointed during the recess of
Congress and are already in Office, which
he viii send to the Senate ss soon as he
can examine and sign them. Other recess
nominations, sufficient to bring the num-
Der up to about 600, are expected during
the week. Daily secret sessions are likely
to occur for the purpose OF reading and re-
ferriDg these, and it is possible that some
of the cabinet nominations already sent to
the Senate, but not yet laid before the
body, may be reported for action before the
end of the week. ALI the important COM
mittees will hold meetings during the
week for the purpose Of organization, and
of surveying -prelIminarilly the work be-
fore them. The daily sessions Of the Sem
ate are likely to be short ones.
Short sittiDgs and long adjournments
may be expected in the House of Repre-
sentstives this week. 1t is possible that
day may be set apart for the introduction
of bills, but several prominent members
are known to be opposed to continuance
of this practice and their objections may
result in deferring the opportunity until
after the announcement of the COM
| mittees.
The Speaker will appoint the Committee
on Rules within day or two and recess
for two days will probably be taken in
| order to allow that committee an oppor
| tunity to consider and report upon the
| various propositions that have already
been introduced looking to amendments
! of the former rules.
Mr.. McCreary's resolution requiring the
general appropriation bills to be reported
| to the House by the committee within
sixty days after their appointment during
! the long session, will probably be speedily
and favorably reported by the Committee
on Rules, and the discussion followingithe
report may consume the time of the
| House for day or two.
There is also talk of an aggressive move
ment by the friends of the House officials
recently displaced, which may enliyen the
proceedings during the latter part of the
week
| SENATE COMMITTEES.
A caucus of Democratic senators will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock fol-
the purpose OF taking action on the report
of the caucus committee relative to the
minority representation on the com mitteeS
of the Senate. The following is a correct
list of the Senators who will represent the
Democratic party on the committees
named, except that one or two changes
may be made in committees of minor i'm
portance such as Revision of the Laws:
Appropriations-Beck, Cockrell, Call
German.
Agriculture-George, Gibson, Jones,
the old members, with Senator Bate!
(Tenn.) as a probability.
To audit and control the contingent ex
penses of the Senate-Vance.
Civil service and retrenchment (no
chaDgeEVoorhees, Walthall, Wilson and
Berry,
Commerce (no change)-Ransom, Cor
man, Kee, Kenna and Gibson.
Educational and labor (no change)-Call
Pugh, Payne and Walthall.
Committee on engrossed bills-Saulsbury
Chairman, and Call.
Enrolled bills mo change(-Colquitt.
To examine the several branches OF the
civil service mo change)-Hampton and
Gray.
Epidemic diseases (no change)-Harris,
Hampton, Eustis and Berry.
Finance (no cbange)-Voorhees, Beck,
Mcpherson, Harris and Vance.
Judiciary (no chaDge)-Pugh, Coke, Vest
and George.
Library (no change) -Voorhees.
Military Ahairs-Cockrell Hampton
Walthall, the old members, with probably
Senator Bate as new member.
Naval Affairs-McP herson, Butler and
Blackburn, the old members, with Senator
Gray as probable new member.
Privileges and Elections (no change)-
Salisbury, Vance, Pugh, Eustis.
Public Lands (no change Morgan, Cock
rell, Wslthsll, Berry.
Revision of the Laws (no change)-Ken
ma, Wilson.
Railroads probably no chsnge)-Brown
Kenna, George, Blackburn,
Rules (no change)-Harris and Black
burn.
Revolutionary claims-Coke, Chairman
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Additional accommodations for the Ii
bIary-Voorhees, Chairman; Butler, Glib
son, the old members.
To inquire into claims of citizens agains
Nioarsgua-Morgan, Chairman; Wilson
and some new member.
River front of Pherson
Chairman; Ransom and some new mem
Der.
Woman sufrage-Cockrell, Chairman
with Brown and a new member.
Centennial OF the constitution and dis
covery of America Foorhees, German an
Eustis.